Victoria Township, Knox County, Illinois

Victoria Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°01′19″N 90°02′21″W / 41.02194°N 90.03917°WCoordinates: 41°01′19″N 90°02′21″W / 41.02194°N 90.03917°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	35.49 sq mi (91.9 km^2)
• Land	34.98 sq mi (90.6 km^2)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.3 km^2)  1.47%
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	379
• Density	10.8/sq mi (4.2/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61449, 61485, 61489
GNIS feature ID	0429871

Victoria Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 379 and it contained 171 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.49 square miles (91.9 km²), of which 34.98 square miles (90.6 km²) (or 98.56%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) (or 1.47%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Victoria (east half)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Center Prairie, Etherly, Garret, Salem and Victoria.

Lakes

• Lone Rock Lake
• Lost Lake
• Old Garage Lake
• T Lake

School districts

• Rowva Community Unit School District 208
• Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

• Illinois's 18th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Victoria Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois